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1. A power distribution device, applicable to a server rack system, wherein the server rack system comprises a rack and at least one apparatus disposed therein, and the power distribution device is used for supplying electric power to the apparatus, the power distribution device comprising: a first conducting plate, an insulation layer and a second conducting plate that are sequentially superimposed, wherein the insulation layer is disposed between the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; a first power column inserted in the first conducting plate and a second power column inserted in the second conducting plate, wherein the first power column and the second power column are connected to a power supply unit in the rack to obtain electric power therefrom; a plurality of output pin pairs, wherein each output pin pair comprises a first output pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second output pin inserted in the second conducting plate, and the plurality of output pin pairs is connected to the apparatus in the rack to transfer electric power to the apparatus by way of the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; and a plurality of fan pin pairs, wherein each fan pin pair comprises a first fan pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second fan pin inserted in the second conducting plate, the plurality of fan pin pairs being operable to be connected to a fan unit in the rack to transfer electric power to the fan unit, and the first fan pin and the second fan pin of each fan pin pair both protrude in a direction opposite to the first output pin and the second output pin of each output pin pair.
A power distribution device for a server rack supplies power to server equipment. It consists of a first conducting plate, an insulating layer, and a second conducting plate stacked on each other. The insulating layer sits between the conducting plates. A first power column connects to the first plate, and a second connects to the second plate. These columns connect to the rack's power supply. Multiple output pin pairs (first pin in first plate, second pin in second plate) connect to the equipment to deliver power via the plates. Additionally, the device has fan pin pairs (first fan pin in first plate, second fan pin in second plate) to power rack fans. The fan pin pairs protrude in the opposite direction from the output pin pairs.
2. The power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein the first output pin of one of the output pin pairs passes through the insulation :layer and the second conducting plate, and protrudes out of the second conducting plate in the same direction with the second output pin of the output pin pair, wherein a ring-shaped insulator surrounding the first output pin is disposed in the second conducting plate, and the ring-shaped insulator is used for isolating the first output pin from the second conducting plate.
The power distribution device described previously includes an output pin where the first output pin passes through both the insulation layer and the second conducting plate, extending out of the second conducting plate in the same direction as the second output pin of that pair. A ring-shaped insulator surrounds this extended first output pin within the second conducting plate to prevent electrical contact between the pin and the plate.
3. The power distribution device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a base, wherein a surface of the first conducting plate opposite to the insulation layer is superimposed on the base, and the base is disposed between a top portion and a bottom portion of the rack along a vertical axis.
The power distribution device described previously includes a base. The first conducting plate's surface, the one opposite the insulating layer, is mounted on this base. The base is positioned between the top and bottom of the server rack along its vertical axis.
4. The power distribution device according to claim 3 , wherein multiple sets of positioning posts are disposed on the base, each set of the positioning posts is disposed matching the output pin pair protruding from the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate, wherein when the set of the positioning posts is correspondingly inserted into a set of positioning holes on the apparatus, the output pin pair is respectively electrically connected to a pair of electrodes of the apparatus to transfer electric power to the apparatus.
The power distribution device with a base described previously has multiple sets of positioning posts on the base. Each post set aligns with an output pin pair that protrudes from the first and second conducting plates. When these post sets are inserted into matching holes on the server equipment, the corresponding output pin pair makes electrical contact with the equipment's electrodes, supplying power.
5. The power distribution device according to claim 4 , wherein each set of positioning posts comprises two positioning posts respectively disposed on opposite sides of the first and second output pins, wherein the set of the positioning posts protrude in the same direction along a horizontal axis of the rack as the first and second output pins, and distal ends of the positioning posts protrude farther than the distal ends of the output pin pair.
In the power distribution device described previously, each set of positioning posts comprises two posts positioned on opposite sides of the first and second output pins. These positioning posts extend in the same horizontal direction as the output pins, but the ends of the positioning posts protrude further than the ends of the output pins.
6. A server rack system, comprising: a rack, comprising a plurality of shelving spaces for receiving a power supply unit and at least one server unit inserted in a sliding manner along a horizontal axis; a power distribution module support base, disposed between a top portion and a bottom portion of the rack along a vertical axis; and a power distribution module, superimposed on a surface of the base along the vertical axis so as to transfer electrical power between the power supply unit and the server unit, and comprising: a first conducting plate, an insulation layer and a second conducting plate that are sequentially superimposed on the power distribution module support base, wherein the insulation layer is disposed between the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; a first power column inserted in the first conducting plate and a second power column inserted in the second conducting plate, wherein the first power column and the second power column are connected to the power supply unit in the rack to obtain electric power therefrom; a plurality of output pin pairs, wherein, each output pin pair comprises a first output pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second output pin inserted in the second conducting plate, and the plurality of output pin pairs is connected to the server unit in the rack to transfer electric power to the server unit by way of the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; and a fan wall disposed on a back wall of the rack and formed by a plurality of fan units, wherein the power distribution module support base and the power distribution module are disposed between the fan wall and the shelving spaces, and the output pin pairs protrude towards the shelving spaces, wherein the power distribution module further comprises: a plurality of fan pin pairs, wherein each fan pin pair comprises a first fan pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second fan pin inserted in the second conduction plate, the first fan pin and the second fan pin both protrude via through holes on the base and a protruding direction thereof is the same as an insertion direction of the server unit in the rack, the plurality of a fan pin pairs is connected to the fan units to transfer electric power to the fan units, and the first fan pin and the second fan pin of each fan pin pair both protrude in a direction opposite to the first output pin and the second output pin of each output pin pair.
A server rack system contains a rack with shelving spaces for a power supply and servers that slide in horizontally. A power distribution module support base is positioned between the top and bottom of the rack. A power distribution module sits on this base to transfer power between the power supply and the servers. This module includes stacked conducting plates (first plate, insulation layer, second plate). Power columns connect to the power supply. Output pin pairs power the servers via the plates. A fan wall (multiple fan units) is on the rack's back wall. The power distribution components are between the fan wall and shelving spaces, with the output pins facing the shelves. The module also has fan pin pairs that power the fans and extend through the base in the same direction the server slides in. The fan pins face opposite to the output pins.
7. The server rack system according to claim 6 , wherein the first output pin of one of the output pin pairs passes through the insulation :layer and the second conducting plate, and protrudes out of the second conducting plate in the same direction with the second output pin of the output pin pair, wherein a ring-shaped insulator surrounding the first output pin is disposed in the second conducting plate, and the ring-shaped insulator is used for isolating the first output pin from the second conducting plate.
The server rack system described previously includes a power distribution module where the first output pin of one of the output pin pairs passes through both the insulation layer and the second conducting plate, extending out of the second conducting plate in the same direction as the second output pin of that pair. A ring-shaped insulator surrounds this extended first output pin within the second conducting plate to prevent electrical contact between the pin and the plate.
8. The server rack system according to claim 6 , wherein multiple sets of positioning posts are disposed on the base, each set of the positioning posts corresponding to and similarly positioned with respect to the output pin pair protruding from the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; wherein when the set of the positioning posts are inserted into a set of corresponding positioning holes on the server unit, the output pin pair is respectively electrically connected to a pair of electrodes of the server unit to transfer electric power to the server unit, wherein at least one set of the positioning posts and the corresponding output pin pair are disposed for each one shelving space in the rack.
The server rack system described previously uses multiple positioning post sets on the base, aligned with the output pin pairs from the conducting plates. When the post sets are inserted into matching holes on the server, the output pins connect to the server's electrodes, transferring power. There's at least one post set and pin pair for each shelving space in the rack.
9. The server rack system according to claim 6 wherein an upper half portion of the power distribution module support base is superimposed with an upper power distribution module and a lower half portion thereof is superimposed with a lower power distribution module, and the upper power distribution module and the lower power distribution module are independently disposed and are superimposed on the same surface of the power distribution module support base along the vertical axis.
In the server rack system described previously, the power distribution module support base has an upper and lower power distribution module. Each module is independently mounted on the same surface of the base along the vertical axis.
10. The server rack system according to claim 9 , wherein a first power column and a second power column of the upper power distribution module are respectively disposed on the same end of the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate, a first power column and a second power column of the lower power distribution module are respectively disposed on the same end of the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate, and the end of the upper power distribution module disposed with the first and second power columns and the end of the lower power distribution module disposed with the first and second power columns are oppositely disposed at a middle portion of the power distribution module support base.
In the server rack system with separate upper and lower power distribution modules as described previously, the first and second power columns for the upper module are positioned on the same end of its conducting plates. Similarly, the lower module's power columns are on the same end of its plates. The ends of the upper and lower modules where the power columns are located face each other at the middle of the support base.
11. The server rack system according to claim 6 , further comprising: a first cable and a second cable, wherein one end of the first cable and one end of the second cable are electrically connected to the power supply unit, the other end of the first cable is attached to the first power column on the first conducting plate, and the other end of the second cable is attached to the second power column on the second conducting plate.
The server rack system described previously includes two cables (first and second). One end of each cable connects to the power supply unit. The other end of the first cable connects to the first power column on the first conducting plate, and the other end of the second cable connects to the second power column on the second conducting plate.
12. The server rack system according to claim 8 , wherein an end of the server unit inserted into the rack is disposed with the pair of electrodes, wherein the set of the positioning posts, and the first output pin and the second output pin of the output pin pair protrude in the same direction along the horizontal axis and a protruding direction thereof is opposite to an insertion direction of the server unit in the rack, and when the set of the positioning posts on the base is correspondingly inserted into the set of positioning holes on the server unit, the output pin pair matching the set of the positioning posts is respectively electrically connected to the pair of electrodes of the server unit to transfer electric power to the server unit.
In the server rack system described previously, the server has electrodes on the end that inserts into the rack. The positioning posts and output pins protrude in the same horizontal direction, opposite to the server's insertion direction. When the positioning posts are inserted into the server's positioning holes, the corresponding output pin pair makes electrical connection with the server's electrodes, supplying power to the server.
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December 23, 2014
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